In a message dated 1/31/2005 8:17:56 PM Central Standard Time, ... The eye relief is approximately 1.25 times the focal length for these eyepieces. Roland...
I would go in on 2 if the price was reasonable. I don't want to spend $200 plus dollars for a cover. Thanks, Rick ... for a ... price ... 2 ... of ... the ... ...
... If you have access to a sailmaker, have 'em take measurements and make a lined custom cover that'll fit like a glove. That's what I did for my AP900 (which...
Paul, We live near at the beach so there are many sail and boat cover makers around. I agree that these are bulletproof. The boat covers I had were waterproof....
The company said it couldn't create a custom cover for the setup -- we would need to buy whole fabric and construct the thing from scratch. Not a wonderful...
... I ... They've got all manner of fabric... stuff for super lightwweight sails to heavy arctic canvas (and in between). Best of all, they have loads of...
If anyone is interested I hired an engineer to write me an Excel program to show the dimensions and diagrams of the three panels to make a water-proof cover...
The information would be helpful -- no one seems to sell a cover with the correct parameters to cover a scope/pier. Adam ... From: Richard & Janis Lapides...
If the OTA is an AP155EDF or even EDT, why leave it on the mount? Is the alignment so critical it won't go back in the rings correctly? The OTA is highly...
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... Just a thought. A possible alternative could be a small 'utility tent' like the Cabanon Kitchen Tent, Easycamp Annexe, Khyam Ridgi-dome Utility, or...
Hello Group, My apologies for this being out of left field... Just wondering whether it is correct to call a telescope with a corrector plate a Ritchie...
Hi Peter, you wrote:" Just wondering whether it is correct to call a telescope with a corrector plate a Ritchie Chretien" I think, you are right,- that is not...
FYI: True Dall-Kirkham has no corrector plate either. I agree that the Meade is more like a Schmidt, but it is LEAST like a Dall-Kirkham. IMHO of course. ...
this is one of those projects I've been meaning to shoot for a long time. I have been wanting to use my Near IR longpass filter for some time and what better...
Since you ask, I will explain. Usually I remove it. But, if the weather is basically good for a few days, and I have everything aligned and balanced, then it...
Hello, Here's another image I took this morning. Seeing was around 7/10. Note the small red spot at the SEB. More info at: http://jupiter.cstoneind.com ...
In a message dated 2/2/2005 9:15:38 PM Central Standard Time, ... Very nice detail. How do you like the IMG6303 so far? What advantages/disadvantages does it ...
... hey thanks. ... does it ... I like the IMG6303E a lot, Roland. I am not a user of self guiding usually, because I often use narrowband filters and the...
Hi Richard, Thank you for your detailed evaluation. Sounds like a good alternative to the ST11000 camera, especially since it is non-antiblooming. I found a...
... alternative to the ... this web ... it is a very different camera than the STL11K, being NABG and having the better red sensitivity. The sensor is about...
Does anyone have a source for touch-up paint for a 1992 130 EDT. It's the smooth "Corvette White". I called AP and got a paint code, but nobody in the...
To all who are going - I hope that the seeing and weather overall are superb! Have a great time. Unfortunately for us, the timing didn't work out. We are...
Last night was a brief "first light" session with the 5, 6, 8, 10 & 12mm Astro-Physics SPL eyepieces (the 4mm's have not yet been shipped to me), both in bino...